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Drug packaging. Drug packaging (or pharmaceutical packaging) is process of packing pharmaceutical preparations for distribution, and the physical packaging in which they are stored. It involves all of the operations from production through drug distribution channels to the end consumer. Pharmaceutical packaging is highly regulated but with some ...
The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 ( PPPA ); ( Pub. L. 91-601, 84 Stat. 1670-74) was signed into law by U.S. President Richard Nixon on December 30, 1970. It was enacted by the 91st United States Congress. This law required the use of child-resistant packaging for prescription drugs, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, household chemicals ...
Counterfeit medications. A counterfeit medication or a counterfeit drug is a medication or pharmaceutical item which is produced and sold with the intent to deceptively represent its origin, authenticity, or effectiveness. A counterfeit drug may contain inappropriate quantities of active ingredients, or none, may be improperly processed within ...
Drug traffickers have used bright colors in their products for years “to distinguish their products from other products on the street,” Dr. Sheila Vakharia, the head of research for the Drug ...
Two dangerous and highly potent illicit drugs are increasingly infiltrating the supply of street drugs, putting people at risk for deadly overdoses.
As the drug trade shifted to synthetic opioids, profits and overdose deaths grew, exceeding car crashes and gunshot wounds. 'They are making a killing, literally': How an evolving drug trade ends ...
Child-resistant packaging or CR packaging is special packaging used to reduce the risk of children ingesting hazardous materials. This is often accomplished by the use of a special safety cap. It is required by regulation for prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, Nicotine Containing Electronic Cigarette devices or Refill containers ...
Skin popping. Skin popping is a route of administration of street drugs where they are injected or deposited under the skin. [ 1] It is usually a depot injection, either subcutaneous or intradermal, and not an intramuscular injection. After deposition, the drug then diffuses slowly from the depot into the capillary networks, where it enters ...